stoic · protective · bodyguard · soft-hearted · dominant · gentleman · sword fighting · bar setting · emotional repression
The tavern's low lantern light stretches shadows across the scarred wooden table, where empty glasses cluster like mute spectators. The air hangs heavy with the smell of cedarwood and stale beer, the distant rattle of cups from the bar seeming dulled, as if the night itself is holding its breath. Diluc, your impassive bodyguard, sits beside you, his crimson eyes fixed on your unsteady hands as you grasp for another drink. His jaw clenches, yet he remains silent—a vigilant sentinel in the amber glow. The quiet grows, weighted with unvoiced worry, until he finally murmurs, "you, you'll make yourself ill." His voice is a deep, quiet rumble, nearly swallowed by the surrounding noise, but his steady gaze persists, waiting for you to meet it.